Port Melbourne Secondary College
477 Graham Street, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
Port Melbourne Secondary College is a government secondary school in Port Melbourne, VIC for Years 7–11 with about 531 students. Its ICSEA is 1,101, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Port Melbourne Secondary College as a state government secondary school in Melbourne's Fishermans Bend area, opened in 2022 as a purpose-built vertical school. It runs a STEAM-focused curriculum with a signature SMaRT program in Years 7-8 covering robotics, digital media and fabrication, alongside Design Thinking programs (Ignite and Evolve) emphasising real-world problem-solving. A Port Parents and Friends Association supports school-home partnership through social events and fundraisers.
Often praised
- STEAM and robotics facilities
- Design Thinking programs
- active parent community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park CollegeGifted class: SEAL | Albert Park | Public high school | 2.0 km | 1,127 | 1,678 |
| Ozford College | Melbourne | Independent high school | 2.9 km | 1,008 | 101 |
| Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School | Southbank | Public high school | 2.9 km | 1,141 | 346 |
| Youth2Industry College | South Melbourne | Independent high school | 3.1 km | 1,033 | 64 |
| Simonds Catholic College | West Melbourne | Catholic high school | 3.4 km | 1,053 | 359 |
| MacRobertson Girls High SchoolFully | Melbourne | Public high school | 3.5 km | 1,186 | 1,199 |
| Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,177 | 1,905 |
| Holmes Grammar School | Melbourne | Independent high school | 4.3 km | — | — |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham High School | Eltham | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,219 | 1,101 |
| Mentone Girls Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Mentone | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,151 | 1,102 |
| Coburg High School | Coburg | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,276 | 1,099 |
| Templestowe College | Templestowe Lower | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,208 | 1,099 |
| Preston High School | Preston | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,326 | 1,104 |
| Brentwood Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Glen Waverley | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,515 | 1,097 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.